ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Aeronautical Search and Rescue) Regulations, 2025
26. Procedures for rescue coordination centre-termination and suspension of operations
Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force
26. Procedures for rescue coordination centre-termination and suspension of operations
(1)Aeronautical search and rescue operations shall continue, when practicable, until all survivors are delivered to a place of safety or until all reasonable hope of rescuing survivors has passed.(2)The rescue coordination centre shall be responsible for determining when to discontinue aeronautical search and rescue operations.(3)When an aeronautical search and rescue operation has been successful or when a rescue coordination centre considers, or is informed, that an emergency no longer exists, the emergency phase shall be cancelled and the aeronautical search and rescue operation terminated and any authorities, facilities or services that had been activated or notified, be promptly informed.(4)If an aeronautical search and rescue operation becomes impracticable and the rescue coordination centre concludes that there might still be survivors, the centre shall suspend on-scene activities pending further developments and promptly inform any agency, facility or service which has been activated or notified.(5)Relevant information subsequently received shall be evaluated and aeronautical search and rescue operations resumed when justified and practicable.